ma/iṭ(ṭ/w)- ~ mVyṭ-: 'staff, rod, branch of a tree'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ma/iṭw- 'a palm branch split in two and thus used to tie something as with a cord' [BK 2 1124]	BK 2 1124
Mehri	mīṭáyn (myṭ) [JM 276]	JM 276	gloss withheld
Akkadian	miṭṭu (mēṭu, mīṭu) OB on [CAD m2 147] [AHw 664]	CAD m2 147; AHw 664	gloss withheld
Tigre	mǝṭ ʔabälä [LH 143]	LH 143	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	ma-ṭì-um = gišgu-RUurudu and gišgu-RU-kakurudu (references in [TD VIII 241-5])
Ugaritic	mṭ [DULAT 594]	DULAT 594	gloss withheld
Gurage	CHA EZHA ENN GYE mʷǝṭa, MUH GOG SEL muṭa, END muṭä		gloss withheld
Hebrew	maṭṭǟ (HALOT 573), [TD VIII 241-5]	HALOT 573	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026